Jens Christophersen

   Other names for Jens were Jens Christoffersen, Jens Christophersen Post and Jens Post.

  General Notes:

Extensive research indicates an error in his son's Bråby parish birth record. The record reads:
1784
Jens - Dom: 2nd Adventus (7 Dec 1783). Smallholder Jens Christophersen 1 son Jens
Test: Niels Hemmingsen's daughter of Hasle, Peder Larsen, Niels Hemmingsen, Jens Larsen and Anders Pedersen.
*The name of the child should read Hans.

  Events

• He appeared on the Braabye census on 1 Jul 1787 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark. Family no. 11:
Jens Christophersen, husmand, 33 years old, 1st marriage, tenant (inderste) and day labourer
Maren Hansdatter, his wife, 30 years old, 1st marriage
Hans Jensen, their son, 4 years old
Hans Mortensen, the wife's father, 85 years old, widower after 1st marriage, living on charity.

• He resided at Braabye on 22 Aug 1790 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.

• He appeared on the Braabye Bye census on 1 Feb 1801 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark. Family no. 54:
Jens Christophersen, husband, 47 years old, 1st marriage, smallholder with land and mailman (postbud)
Maren Hansdatter, his wife, 48 years old, 1st marriage
Hans Jensen, their son, 18, single.

• He worked as a mailman (postbud) on 1 Feb 1801 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.

• He resided at the old post office/Bødkerhuuset on 11 Jun 1815 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.

• He resided at Bødkerhuuset on 24 Sep 1815 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.

• He resided at Bødkerhuset on 13 Sep 1818 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.

• He resided at Aaebroehuus on 14 Jul 1824 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.

• He has conflicting death information of 15 Jul 1824 and Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark. He died the morning of the 15th.

Jens married Maren Hansdatter, daughter of Hans Mortensen and Kirsten Hansdatter, on 10 Nov 1782 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark. (Maren Hansdatter was born in Feb 1754 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark, christened on 17 Feb 1754 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark, died on 24 Sep 1815 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark and was buried on 29 Sep 1815 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.)

• They were engaged on 6 Oct 1782 in Bråby Sogn, Ringsted Herred, Sorø Amt, Denmark.